From rare birds to ancient lizards and everything in between, Aotearoa has the highest rate of threatened indigenous species in the world.
That's why we've such a hard push in the predator free movement in recent years, with the ultimate goal of making the entire country predator free by 2050.
On Saturday an exhibition launched at the where 30 artists respond to the idea, imagining what a predator free NZ might look like, or how it might look if we fail.
Curator Val Cuthbert talks to Jesse.